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Title: Quantitative and Qualitative Determination of Polysulfide Species in the Electrolyte of a Lithium-Sulfur Battery using HPLC ESI/MS with One-Step Derivatization

Journal Article · · Advanced Energy Materials
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  1. Univ. of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Wuhan Univ. of Technology, Wuhan (China). Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Univ. of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA (United States) Dept. of Chemistry
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The polysulfide species dissolved in aprotic solvents can be separated and analyzed by reverse phase (RP) high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in tandem with electrospray-mass spectroscopy. The relative distribution of polysulfide species in the electrolyte recovered from Li-S batteries is quantitatively and reliably determined for the first time.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1172109
Report Number(s):
BNL-107589-2015-JA; BNL-107589-2015-JAAM; R&D Project: MA453MAEA; VT1201000
Journal Information:
Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 16; ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 41 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Recent Progress in Liquid Electrolyte-Based Li–S Batteries: Shuttle Problem and Solutions journal November 2018
Fast Determination of the Main Reduced Sulfur Species in Aquatic Systems by a Direct and Second-Derivative Spectrophotometric Method journal July 2019
Polysulfide Speciation in the Bulk Electrolyte of a Lithium Sulfur Battery journal January 2018
Sulfur Hosts against the Shuttle Effect journal April 2018
MoN Supported on Graphene as a Bifunctional Interlayer for Advanced Li‐S Batteries journal November 2019
Advanced Characterization Techniques in Promoting Mechanism Understanding for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries journal March 2018
The Progress of Li-S Batteries-Understanding of the Sulfur Redox Mechanism: Dissolved Polysulfide Ions in the Electrolytes journal June 2018
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